The Storms of Life and God’s Sovereignty Chris Patton Acts 27:1–28:16 Main theme: The storms of life cannot possibly thwart God’s sovereign purposes for our lives. Summary/Conclusion: *The storms of life cannot possibly thwart God’s sovereign purposes for our lives. *Through the events of this entire narrative, there was never a single moment where God was not totally, absolutely, completely in control. *In all of these events God was watching over Paul. He was protecting him. He was keeping him safe. And He was ensuring that he made it to Rome, where from there he would proclaim the gospel. That was God’s sovereign purpose for Paul—that he would proclaim Christ in Rome. *This should give us great confidence and hope as we consider our own lives. *Just as God was providentially watching over and caring for Paul, making sure that his sovereign purpose for Paul’s life was fulfilled– so he’s watching over you and me as well. *May we not forget — the storms aren’t in charge of our lives! God is! And God hasn’t just left us to the fate of the winds and the waves. *God’s hand is upon us. Just as he had good purposes for Paul, He has good purposes for us as well. *Eph 2 says, God has foreordained good works for us to walk in. So in the midst of storms we face, we can be confident, our God is caring for us, making sure that His sovereign purposes for our lives are fulfilled.